(200) Dynamene

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Asteroid
(200) Dynamene
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.736  AU
eccentricity 0.135
Perihelion - aphelion 2.368 AU - 3.104 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.9 °
Length of the ascending node 324.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 85.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 5th December 2011
Sidereal period 4 a 192 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 128 ± 2.1 km
Albedo 0.0533
Rotation period 19 h 0 min
Absolute brightness 8.26 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery July 27, 1879
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(200) Dynamene is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on July 27, 1879 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .

The celestial body was named after Dynamene , one of the Nereids' daughters of the sea god Nereus from Greek mythology .

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